A Vietnamese court jailed a prominent former lawyer for three years on Friday over Facebook posts, a ruling condemned by rights groups as a fresh attack on freedom of expression in the communist country.

HO CHI MINH CITY -- Vietnam has sentenced a high-profile attorney to three years in prison over Facebook posts that authorities say hurt the "prestige" of the nation's top court out of "personal anger."

Tran Dinh Trien, ex-deputy head of Hanoi Bar Association, is the latest high-profile lawyer to be targeted by authorities

Tran Dinh Trien was arrested last June for three Facebook posts that allegedly criticized ... set a dangerous precedent for other lawyers in Vietnam. It will also have a chilling effect on the ...

A Vietnamese court on Friday sentenced a prominent former lawyer to three years in jail over Facebook posts it ruled undermined the state by criticising a leading judge.

A prominent former lawyer went on trial in Vietnam on Thursday over Facebook posts in which he criticised high court officials, as rights groups decried another attack on freedom of expression in the communist country.

Last month new rules came into force in Vietnam requiring Facebook and TikTok to verify user identities and hand over data to authorities. Under "Decree 147", all tech giants operating in Vietnam ...

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A court jailed a prominent former lawyer for three years over Facebook posts, a ruling condemned by rights groups as a fresh attack on freedom of expression in the country.

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